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The events of September most affect the Cardinal signs (Aries, Cancer, Libra, Capricorn), the mutable signs (Gemini, Virgo, Sagittarius, Pisces), and Earth signs (Taurus, Virgo, Capricorn).

September 1–4
We are in the heart of the Golden Triangle, the Grand Trine in Earth involving Sun, Venus, Jupiter, and Pluto. The highlight of this is on the 2nd, as the Sun trines Jupiter to complete its role in igniting this energy, with us continuously since August 23, but stronger from August 28. It’s time to plant seeds for the future, even as we harvest the fruits of those planted in late December.

The 1st and 2nd bring harmonious support from the Moon in Scorpio, enhancing actions in all endeavors, but particularly in relationships, as Venus moves toward its sextile to Mars. Saturday the 3rd reintroduces the areas of unfolding clarity that we’ve been working with since late July. The third of three contacts between Mercury and Neptune is touched off early by the Moon, highlighting what we’ve learned, a retrospective on August’s events. Our way forward is more evident now. The First Quarter Moon on the 4th marks a week when we will revisit the Solar Eclipse of June 1. Think back to what you experienced in June and see if the themes of that time don’t come up now.

September 5–8
Events on Labor Day (the 5th) gloss over the big issues, and unless we want to look deeper, the day passes as a continuation of previous processes. The remainder of the week brings a blossoming of possibilities, as the Golden Triangle comes to the surface of our experience again. The Moon in Capricorn underscores the process all day on the 6th and 7th. We should view the obstacles that arise as instructive rather than obstructive. Agreements are possible on these days as well, as the Moon brings Venus and Mars together in anticipation of their connection on Saturday the 10th.

The 8th ties the loose ends together — for now — on our Mercury-Neptune process. We have gained what we need to know from the perspective they offer, and we find our path better defined than it was in mid July. What has changed for you since then?

At 10:59 pm on the 8th, Mercury re-enters Virgo, where it was July 28–August 7. This period presented a crisis in clarity versus confusion; now clarity (the direction of all energy) wins out. Not only is Mercury strong in Virgo (the sign of its rulership and its exaltation), it brings back to us the Golden Triangle but from a more intellectual viewpoint. Its energy is available to us the 8th – 17th.

September 9–12
The 9th gives us a day to integrate, as Moon in Aquarius trines Saturn. The Full Moon energies tug at us a little until Moon enters Pisces at midday on the 10th. Venus also, finally, reaches Mars in a sextile that grounds our emotions into a form we can use. What we want and have been creating has a new chance to enter the visible world today. Let it flow into your life!

This creates the perfect segue into the Full Moon, which comes at 2:27 am PT on the 12th, but not before a doorway to powerful communication opens on the 11th. Although we may not have all the answers yet, this week does much to brig light into shrouded areas. The Full Moon signals the halfway point between the eclipses of June and those coming in November-December, extending our tendency to experience events in terms of the themes established in June (and last December, to a certain extent). This is a time when we may reverse decisions or change course in ways that we’ve thought about quite thoroughly. This is because we have a completely different perspective on things than we had in June — perhaps quite the opposite! This is how Gemini-Sagittarius work to bring us into alignment with our own inner truth and harmony. Peace is the result.

September 13–16
The energies this week become more strident as the planets begin to foreground the Cardinal Grand Cross again. This starts with the Moon in Aries on the 13th – 14th, but it is augmented by Venus entering Libra at 7:40 pm on the 14th as well. The strident energies we experienced in April and July are back for a revisitations, this time from the perspective of Libra. Unresolved issues from December-January, April, and late June surface now for final release, as Pluto also returns to forward motion (Stationary Direct) on the 16th. Although some issues are too big to resolve now, we are drawn to take whatever steps we can to replace tension with peace and harmony. It requires courage and strength, but it can be done if we are willing to take the risk.

September 17–22
The transformation continues on the 17th with Venus’s opposition to Uranus intensifying our urge to transform. We can’t take it anymore — we must be freed of entanglements. It can flow more easily than we think, on the wave of confidence that comes of the Moon’s trine to the Sun from Taurus. Outcomes will be good, even though perhaps not immediately available to us.

On the 18th, the other shoe drops in this situation, as Venus squares Pluto. There’s a deeper story to our story now, the saga of our life told in finance and relationship since August 21 a year ago. This will further but not finalize these matters in our lives. Look beneath the surface for the truth. Appearances are at least partially misleading now. At 6:51 pm, Mars enters Leo, reducing our tendency toward emotional reaction and increasing our creative energy. Our passions will remain high, but if we focus our energies in the heart we will use this energy at its very best. What does your heart say?

Even if head and heart want to move in different directions on the 19th, we know what to do about it. Peace is available to us, although we may prefer to be agitated. The desire for drama may be hard to shake as the story that began to unfold last week continues to play out. The Moon moves through Cancer to reactivate the Cardinal Grand Cross on the 20th – 21st. The 22nd brings accord between head and heart. What you feel certain about today, you can act on with confidence.

September 23–30
At 2:05 am PT on the 23rd, the Sun enters Libra, the Autumnal Equinox and Mabon Festival, when day and night are equal in both hemispheres. This starts a new round of events to echo and create development in the situations opened by Venus since the 14th. The Golden Triangle (Earth Grand Trine) has dissipated in our focus but not importance. Since August 24, we’ve been developing the foundation for new structures in our lives. We have the next six months to bring them into full being in the world. Don’t forget to keep pressing forward on these projects, sensitive to shifts in direction under guidance from your inner voice.

Now (the 22nd – 23rd) Mars harmonizes with Uranus, lending inspiration and flow to our efforts to change. We ride a wave carried on the flames of joy, in contrast with events on August 9 (Mars’s square to Uranus). The tenor of events is more significant, and we are prodded to take action to make something happen. Actions taken now will flow smoothly, but we should be prepared for unexpected results. Exciting!

On one level, the 24th and 25th are integration days in the dark of the Moon and the ending lunar cycle begun on August 28. On the front burner though, we feel the punch of recent events and the build-up of intensity as the Sun opposes Uranus late on the 25th. Mercury underscores this when it enters Libra at 2:09 pm. It immediately greets Uranus to bring shocking new awareness giving us a possible interpretation of what has been occurring. These energies feed and flow into the New Moon, through which a truer understanding of what’s really going on will emerge gradually over the coming lunar month, even though events will appear more abruptly on our horizon.

At 4:09 am PT on the 27th, the New Moon renews life at 4°00' Libra. This takes us on a journey back in time to the events of late June and August 2010. Events tied to these dates reach a new plateau during the coming month. Although nothing is ever complete until we decide it is, there is a notable sense of resolution that emerges.

The 28th gives us much to work with on this score, as Sun and Mercury conjoin as they square Pluto, the event that puts us into integration and finalization mode with the yearly cycle of transformation begun last December 26. Our new understanding of what’s really going on under the surface is profound. As Mercury sextiles Mars on the 29th, the third of three contacts (July 11, August 4), now we know what to do and can do it. With these events and the conjunction of Venus to Saturn, commitment is in the air. The 30th is a day of integration, a lull in energies as we await the next wave.

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Significant Planetary Events

Jupiter, Chiron, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto are retrograde. Saturn is exalted. Venus and Mars are in fall.

All dates are based on Pacific Time.
Blue = harmonious/Red or orange = challenging/intense/black = neutral
Events in bold are more significant.

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